Friday, October 31, 2008

'Heavy arm of government' probes Obama critic

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Election2008/Default.aspx?id=305222

[OneNewsNow] 31 Oct 2008--Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell says a state agency's unauthorized probe into the background of "Joe the Plumber" was "shameful, scary, and wrong."

The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services conducted more extensive checks of its computer system for information on "Joe the Plumber" than it first acknowledged. Obama donor Helen Jones-Kelley, who is the department's director, now admits that the agency not only investigated whether Joe Wurzelbacher owed child support, but also looked into whether he was receiving welfare assistance or owed unemployment taxes.

Ohio Inspector General Thomas Charles is reportedly investigating whether the use of state computers to conduct the child support check on Wurzelbacher was legal.

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